Given that your old boss paid for your work and your phone subscription it was his right to track your progress during business hours. But we're not talking about lawful tracking here. What we should avoid is unlawful tracking performed by three letter agencies, big tech and ad tech.
That's a palliative solution. It means you were tracked only on business hours.
Well, he's probably also segregating work related communication with non-work related communication.
If they are spying on that phone, they're only spying on how many toilet leaks the guy fixed.
Given that your old boss paid for your work and your phone subscription it was his right to track your progress during business hours. But we're not talking about lawful tracking here. What we should avoid is unlawful tracking performed by three letter agencies, big tech and ad tech.